1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (624+ words) Image source: UCL; credit: Jennifer Rohn A new study, published in Nature Communications, shows that phage therapy – the use of viruses to kill bacteria without harming people – could help to reduce recurrent infections, which happen when the bacteria responsible for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (499+ words) Image source: University of Oulu A new study from the University of Oulu suggests that gut bacteria may send different biological signals in Parkinson’s disease. The findings add to growing evidence that changes in the gut could be linked to…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (268+ words) Published in Nature Communications, the study reveals that most bacteria compete with one another, but also identifies mechanisms through which some bacteria promote the growth of others. Understanding how bacteria influence each other is essential if we want to predict…...